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Song list (order randomised):

George Thorogood And The Destroyers - "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyLnRB04QF8
Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen - "Wine Do Yer Stuff" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfZkvmGn8cE
Ian Robb - "Garnet's Home-Made Beer" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI8P5Fhc5yU
Angry Snowmans - "Drink Rum And Eggnog" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ji9K3sz56A

Please send your votes by PM before 2024-10-23 22:00, JST (13:00 UTC)

And a reminder: you do NOT have to have submitted a song to be able to vote.

Roughly 36 hour warning!

The deadline for submitting votes is 2024-10-23 22:00, JST (13:00 UTC)

And a reminder: you do NOT have to have submitted a song to be able to vote.

And the results are in!
Congratulations to commodorejohn!!

I have to say I was a little surprised we had so few entries for this. I thought the drinking song was a little more universal.

It doesn't make a difference, but technically the points Ling gave should all be 0.5 less than what you've put, as it's supposed to start from half of what the rest of us give for the top score, i.e. 3/2 = 1.5.

Anyway, congrats, john!

Ahaha, excellent! Was a little surprised there weren't more entries, as well.

Anyhoo, 'tis the season and all, so the theme for this round is spooky/scary songs! Whether it's monsters, madmen, or just some piece with a creepy vibe, send it in and we'll have ourselves a little Halloween playlist! Deadline is the morning of Thursday, October 31st!

ratammer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 6:48 pm It doesn't make a difference, but technically the points Ling gave should all be 0.5 less than what you've put, as it's supposed to start from half of what the rest of us give for the top score, i.e. 3/2 = 1.5.

Anyway, congrats, john!

How does that work, though - they didn't submit a song, so they rank all four entries. Does the song they rank last get 0 points? (I based this on when I voted with no submission, and those scores were the same.)

I've wondered this every time it comes up, but I've never found myself having to arbitrate in a round where it'd change the ranking.

Suzaku wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2024 2:39 am How does that work, though - they didn't submit a song, so they rank all four entries. Does the song they rank last get 0 points? (I based this on when I voted with no submission, and those scores were the same.)

I think that's how we usually do it, certainly how I and my bodge excel sheet count.

It would never change the final rankings, because it would change every song's score by the same amount (0.5 * the number of non-submitters who voted), but I've always understood it to mean that the lowest-ranked song gets 0.

Suzaku wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2024 2:39 am

ratammer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 6:48 pm It doesn't make a difference, but technically the points Ling gave should all be 0.5 less than what you've put, as it's supposed to start from half of what the rest of us give for the top score, i.e. 3/2 = 1.5.

Anyway, congrats, john!

How does that work, though - they didn't submit a song, so they rank all four entries. Does the song they rank last get 0 points? (I based this on when I voted with no submission, and those scores were the same.)

The rules say half the score. So yes, the song they rank last would get 0, but yes, it doesn't really make a difference. I failed to spot it that last time.

commodorejohn wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2024 12:10 amAhaha, excellent! Was a little surprised there weren't more entries, as well.

Anyhoo, 'tis the season and all, so the theme for this round is spooky/scary songs! Whether it's monsters, madmen, or just some piece with a creepy vibe, send it in and we'll have ourselves a little Halloween playlist! Deadline is the morning of Thursday, October 31st!

48-ish hour reminder!!! Get your entries in!

A stiff autumn breeze sends fallen leaves skittering across an empty street. A neglected sodium lamp buzzes ominously, flickering as it prepares to die. The Moon is just a thin sliver of light in the dark October night. A shiver runs up your spine as you hear a noise somewhere behind you - or was that only the wind...?

Nope! It's our batch of creepy songs for Halloween, sorted ASCIIbetically by URL!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zJk57IpHrs - SlyphStorm - "Castle of Shadows"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6Im23SEa6E - P. Mobil - "A főnix éjszakája"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfFdetIaHnk - Steeleye Span - "Long Lankin"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td3U1CMq_pw - Brocas Helm - "Cry of the Banshee"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raV_A8YcBu0 - Pink Floyd - "One Of These Days"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZiG_5soWxg - They Might Be Giants - "Where Your Eyes Don't Go"

Submit your rankings by Friday, November 8th...if you make it 'til morning...

48-ish hr. reminder! Get your votes in! And remember, you can vote even if you didn't submit an entry!

And the results are in! A great round across the board - I for one had to stop and think about how I wanted to rank these, and even the one that came in last was pretty great :) Unfortunately, one of the top entries was disqualified as the submitter never got their votes in - so I'll scamper off and leave discussion of who goes next to the board ;)

Congrats john!

Since Suzaku hosted the previous one, I'd propose that somi host next.

Congratulations again john!

ratammer wrote: ↑Sat Nov 09, 2024 8:52 am Since Suzaku hosted the previous one, I'd propose that somi host next.

I was going to say pretty much the same thing.

Congrats john!

I had an idea for a theme a while ago, but I don't remember what it was

somitomi wrote: ↑Sun Nov 10, 2024 10:46 pm Congrats john!

I had an idea for a theme a while ago, but I don't remember what it was

Remembered it yet? Or thought of a new one?